A climate of fear and tension combined with increasing control over newsrooms by governments and the private sector are the biggest challenges to media freedom today, claims Reporters Without Borders in its World...

The Netherlands violated the rights of a former police officer who wished to supplement his disability benefits beyond what is legally allowed by the government.

Twelve countries have yet to contribute anything to the €3 billion EU-Turkey deal, according to a European Commission report out Wednesday. Belgium, Austria, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, and...

In a 256-page exhortation, the Pope summarized the Vatican's views on issues including sexuality, marriage, parenting and divorce.

Many Romanians are unaware that the national ombudsperson can protect their constitutional rights, but a new project by local NGOs aims to inform citizens and encourage them to seek help when needed.

The announced price increase will place additional stress on the elderly, one of the most vulnerable groups of Croatian society, and negatively impact their already threatened quality of life.

The founder of Germany's anti-Islamist Pegida movement, Lutz Bachmann, faces hate speech charges at a court in the city of Dresden. Bachmann, in Pegida's Facebook posts, called refugees "cattle" and "filth," inciting...

Persecuted, violated and rejected on the basis of their sexual orientation, LGBT migrants need stronger support and appropriate assistance to live a normal life.

Civil society leaders are quick to refute the statement of an Italian prosecutor that young inmates are poised to become terrorists.

Large public spaces were closed during the state visit in order to discourage protests against China's deplorable human rights record, especially in Tibet.